Comparison

Notebook vs Pipfeed

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Notebook

Capture, organize, and find all your notes, from typed text and handwriting to voice recordings and document scans. AI features help transcribe audio, create mind maps, and refine your writing. Syncs seamlessly across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • AI transcription of voice recordings
  • Handwriting and sketching with Apple Pencil
  • Document scanning and OCR
  • To-do lists and task management
  • Mind map generation from notes
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Password and biometric note locking
Features
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Zoho Notebook is a free, ad-free note-taking app for students, teams and researchers: capture, find and reuse what you write down — typed notes, Apple Pencil handwriting, voice recordings with AI transcription, checklists, files and document scans in one note. Syncs across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and other devices. WHAT PEOPLE USE NOTEBOOK FOR 1. MEETING AND LECTURE NOTES Record with audio or video cards; Notebook AI turns it into searchable text with timestamps, so you jump straight to the decision instead of replaying it. Structured minutes with title, participants, decisions and action points sit in the note beside your highlights. Record screen and self at once; longer videos get chapters. 2. STUDY AND RESEARCH Record lectures and search the transcript weeks later. Scan textbooks and business cards, handwrite and sketch with Apple Pencil, use OCR to find text inside photos and handwritten notes, so nothing you captured becomes unfindable. A long note becomes an AI mind map before an exam. 3. TASKS, TO-DOS AND JOURNALING A dedicated To-Do tab sits alongside your notes: break work into subtasks, assign tasks to the right people, set due dates and priorities, and get reminders at the right time. Checklist cards keep shorter lists beside the note they belong to. Journaling prompts come from your own activity, easier to keep than a blank page. 4. FILES, SCANS, AND SAVED READING Add PDFs, Word docs and spreadsheets with file cards. Articles, videos, recipes and how-tos become Smart Cards, formatted automatically, readable offline and ad-free. Group it all into nested collections. QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK Is it free? Yes, with 500MB of free storage and no ads. Notebook Pro adds more storage, longer notes, larger attachments, Email-In to save emails as notes, premium covers, and custom recurring reminders. Can I move my notes from Evernote, Google Keep, or OneNote? Yes, with dedicated migration tools; it arrives organized. Is my data private? Notes are encrypted in transit and at rest. We never sell your data and never show ads. Lock notes or notebooks with a password, Touch ID or Face ID; previews stay hidden until unlocked. Does it work offline? Yes. Create, edit and read offline, then pick up on another device once it syncs to the cloud. What can Notebook AI do? Transcribe audio and video, build mind maps, summarize and simplify, fix grammar, set tone (casual, professional, friendly, direct, or confident), translate into any language, draft notes, checklists, tables, code or a template from a prompt, and suggest tags. Notebook AI is a separate add-on. Does it use on-device AI and Siri? Yes. An on-device Knowledge Graph links ideas across notebooks and answers questions from your own notes. Siri creates and updates notes by voice with the app closed, and On-Screen Awareness summarizes what's on screen without switching apps. Can I share with non-users? Yes. @mention people to collaborate in real time, or publish a public note or video by link. MORE INSIDE - Search by title, content, tag, collaborator, or notebook; filter by any card type, contact, or link; search within one note; sort by date or relevance, with auto-suggestions and recent searches, offline and across languages - iPhone: text-search audio notes, share via iMessage, dictate with Siri, recent notes from the Notification Bar, SharePlay in calls - iPad: drag and drop, split view, slide over, multiple windows, Stage Manager - Apple Watch: record audio, scribble notes, check off lists, add photo notes, record in one tap from a watch face complication - VoiceOver and a dark interface - Roll back to any of a note's last 10 versions Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled and are charged to your Apple Account. Prices vary by location. Manage in your account settings. Privacy - https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html Terms - https://www.zoho.com/terms.html

About

Pipfeed

This AI-powered app filters online content to deliver personalized articles based on your interests and reading habits. Discover high-quality content across various topics with a beautiful, user-friendly design. Read for free and curate your ideal news feed.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized feed
  • Curated content by topic
  • Bookmark favorite articles
  • Follow preferred blogs
  • Beautiful and comfortable design
  • Read trending news
Features
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Don't you wish the internet was filtered based on your liking? Tired of random & un-related content. Try Pipfeed. It is an A.I. powered personalized article reading app. The reading app for "Designers", "Entrepreneurs", "Marketers", "Leaders"! Read articles and news on PipFeed with personalized feed based on your likes and dislikes. Enjoy beautiful app design that is comfortable for your eyes even if you spend hours reading news and articles on our app. Download PipFeed and read for FREE now! - A lot of performance & speed improvement. - We are also releasing AlgorithV2, so a much more personalized and also adaptive feed. We understand that interests change and Pipfeed adapts to that. - Each interaction trains the A.I. models such as swiping right would tell the A.I. that you want to read more articles like these and swipe left means you want fewer articles like these. - A lot less un-related content. Our goal is to make sure that you find something worth a read in the first 10 cards of the app at least. - Simplified Interests. Chose from Interests like News, Finance, Startups, Design, Fashion, FOOD. Articles from these will also be added to your feed. FEATURES OF PIPFEED - READ NEWS AND ARTICLES: ● Download and enjoy news and articles from various topics for FREE. ● Simple, fast sign up process. Sign up with your Google, Facebook, or email. ● Personalized to your interests and reading habits. ● Bookmark your favorite articles to read later. ● Follow blogs that you like so you won’t miss their content. ● Read trending news and articles on Trending Today. ● Share articles with your friends and family easily. ● Beautiful design to improve your reading experience. ● Like the articles that you enjoy. ● Edit your profile and interests. ● Various topics and interests from food, lifestyle, travel, health, business, politics, and many more. Why do you need to use PipFeed? 1. Personalized reading experience. Choose the topics you like to read and read articles on your feed based on your topics of interest. We also have advanced algorithms to find similar articles based on your reading history and preference. 2. All topics in one place. Read news and articles about politics, technology, business, art, food, health, and every major topic in one place. There is no need to install other apps to enjoy reading FREE articles and news from trusted sources on the web. 3. Beautiful design. You strain your eyes when you read something on the screen. We focus on designing our app to maximize your comfort when you browse and read articles. We also design our app to be very intuitive and easy to use. 4. Read everything for free! More newspapers are putting their content behind a paywall or at least you need to sign up before you read them. Every content on our app is free with no need to sign up to enjoy it. It saves you a lot of time and energy, and it also protects your data and privacy. Topics of interest: Art, Beauty, Books, Comics, Culture, Fiction, Film, Food, Gaming, Humor, Podcasts, Innovation, Marketing, Technology, Startups, Science, Health, Lifestyle, Politics, Environment, Social Issues, and many more! So, what are you waiting for? Start expanding your knowledge and keep yourself up to date with news and articles on PipFeed! --- We need all the support we can get! Please take a moment to rate and review PipFeed Reader on the Appstore so other users can also discover and use PipFeed. We also ask that you share PipFeed to your friends and family who enjoy reading news and articles. Privacy Policy: https://pipfeed.com/app-privacy-policy/ Terms Of Service: https://pipfeed.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Notebook4 screens
Pipfeed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Notebook at none against Pipfeed's shown. Notebook also leads on ratings volume (24K vs 10). Pipfeed's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Notebook sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Pipfeed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pipfeed holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Notebook has 24K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Notebook's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pipfeed's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Notebook ships an update every 6 days, Pipfeed weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Notebook versus Pipfeed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNotebookPipfeed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (24K ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB135 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZoho CorporationShashank Agarwal

Customer experience

Notebook

All ratings23,860 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews1,797 reviews
Positive72.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative17.6%

Pipfeed

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Notebook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Notes disappearing or getting corrupted
  • Freezing and crashing issues
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing notes
  • Syncing problems across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved sorting and reordering options for notes
  • Enhanced search capabilities
  • Ability to export notes in various formats
  • More customization options for notebook covers
  • Integration with other productivity apps

Pipfeed

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Notebook

Subscriptions7
  • Notebook Pro$2.491 Month
  • Notebook Pro Plus$3.991 Month
  • Notebook AI$4.991 Month
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  • Notebook Personal$14.991 Year
  • Notebook Pro2 variants$24.991 Year
  • Notebook Pro Plus$39.991 Year
  • Notebook AI$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Pipfeed

Subscriptions2
  • Pipfeed Membership (1 month)$2.491 Month
  • Pipfeed Membership (1 year)$24.491 Year

Questions

Is Notebook free?
Notebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pipfeed free?
Pipfeed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Notebook or Pipfeed?
Pipfeed is rated higher. Notebook averages 4.7 out of 5 from 24K ratings, while Pipfeed averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Notebook or Pipfeed have ads?
Pipfeed shows ads; Notebook does not.
Which is updated more often, Notebook or Pipfeed?
Notebook ships an update every 6 days, and Pipfeed weekly. Most recently, Notebook was updated on November 12, 2026 and Pipfeed on November 3, 2026.

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